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In a development that may have had some onlookers scanning the sky for flying pigs, Donald Trump expressed regret Thursday night for things he has said. "Sometimes in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing. I have done that," he told a rally in Charlotte, NC, per the AP. "And believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it, particularly where it may have caused personal pain. Too much is at stake for us to be consumed with these issues," he said, reading from a teleprompter. He promised that he would always tell the truth—and called on Hillary Clinton to apologize for "one lie after another."

The speech was the first since Trump's campaign shake-up and was a stunning turnaround after more than a year of constant feuds, reports the Washington Post. Clinton's campaign called on Trump to be more specific about his regrets. Trump "literally started his campaign by insulting people," spokeswoman Christina Reynolds said in a statement. "He has continued to do so through each of the 428 days from then until now, without shame or regret. We learned tonight that his speechwriter and teleprompter knows he has much for which he should apologize." The AP reports that in another campaign shift, Trump spent $5 million Thursday on TV ad space in battleground states.

Oh please, don't think that Trump has suddenly gotten religion, just one of his attention getting forays. And now he is going to the flood stricken Texas, and guess what. While there he will brag to the victims of this tragedy just how wonderful he is and how he won the state of Texas. If the people of Texas are looking for the type of caring that President Obama rendered during a tragedy they will NOT get it from Trump. They will just hear how he won the state of Texas and and how he deeply shares their pain, and if you believe any of his comments you also believe in the tooth fairy. Tillerson was right - "Trump speaks for himself."+